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Butt Out

Yellow teeth, bad breath, and lung cancer haven't done it. Neither has higher prices, feeling run down, or statistics proving cigarettes are as addictive as cocaine. It seems that nothing can stop teenage girls from trying cigarettes. But how much is this rite of passage, that one deep drag into the grown-up world, worth?